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Rainbow is a small town of 2,029 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 39 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 67°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $841k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,029people
$841kTypical home
$2,085/moRent
87° / 67°Summer / winter
11"Snow
319Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,029
- Part of a metro area
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Riverside, CA
- 39 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $841k (≈$5,304/mo)
- Median rent $2,085/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CLD airport
- 46 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 848 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 401 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Diego County: D+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk